A Boon For Birmingham 1928

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Full titles read: "A Boon for Birmingham - Lord & Lady Mayoress open block of Municipal Washhouses... the best in the Country."

Birmingham, West Midlands.

M/S of a small group of people gathered around the Lord and Lady Mayoress at the entrance to a building; the Mayor takes off his...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
33653
Sort Number:
G 1470
Time in/Out:
01:09:22:00 / 01:10:14:00
Canister:
G 1470
Film ID:
714.09
Issue Date:
23/01/1928

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